Ms. Kathleen Martin is a Health Care Administrator/past Director of Nursing with 25+ years of nursing experience. Her specialties include General Nursing, Geriatric, Long Term Care, Life Care Planning, Personal Injury, Catastrophic injury, Assisted Living, Nursing Management, Medical, Nursing standards, Regulatory Affairs (JCAHO/Dept. of Health), Falls, IVs, Restraints, Wounds care, Pain Management, Deaths, ER, Abuse/Neglect, Homicide, Various Procedures, and Chart Documentation.
Case Review is completed in an efficient manner with a fairly rapid turn-around-time. Many references from very satisfied attorneys available from various parts of US.
Previously, in-house consultant for firm that owns/manages LTC/Assisted Living facilities in NJ, supervising and assiting the nursing management staff from training to mentoring and development. Currently LTC Adminsitrator for premier NJ facility for same company. See CV.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: MSN-Masters degree in Nursing, Seton Hall Univ.;
MPA-Masters degree in Public Administration
(Healthcare Administration)Seton Hall Univ;
Licensed Long Term Care Administrator;
Certified Prof in Health Care Quality: CPHQ
RN for 25 years; APN/Clinical Specialist,
Management, Administration, Long Term Care/Nursing Home Administration
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: ANA-American Nurses' Assn.;
Health Care Assn of NJ {HCANJ};
American Assn. of Health Care Executives
Society of Long Term Care Administrators
Performance Improvement Society
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Clinical Nursing Topics: General Nursing/Geriatric Nursing/
Regulatory Readiness/Standards: Wound Care/Pressure Ulcers, Pain Management, Falls in Elderly;
Proper Medical Record Documentation/Critical Care/ER;
Performance Improvement;
Customer Service;
Nursing Documentation;
Many articles written on clinical nursing topics.
Book published by HC Pro, boston, 2004 for LTC Facility audience.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Minimum of 75 times. Deposition and trial experience.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Nursing, General: Falls, IVs, Restraints, Deaths, ER, Various Procedures, Chart Documentation, Abuse/neglect-LTC;
Also Assisted Living,
Hospital Work.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 40%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 60+%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: minimum of 35 times
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2007 x3.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: approx. 35-40 times. 100% of time submitted to court.
Have never been deemed "not qualified".
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: approx. 7 times
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 15 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Medical record review with fast turn-around-time;
Render opinion;
Write reports;
Deposition and trial support/testimony;
Literature search;
Assist attorney in deposition preparation of witnesses/defendants;
Organization of record and file for attorney.
Facility visits.
Trained extensively in Life Care Planning--have not done work in this area.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 200
Deposition $250/hr. within 4 hrs
$1,600/day for trial.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 200.
$1000. retainer upon forwarding of 1st correspondence/medical record
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 250.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 1,600/day. plus expenses (travel outside of metro area.)
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: travel, hotel,etc. in advance.
Others billed post: food, cabs, etc...
References
Mr. John PercontiLEVIN & PERCONTI
325 North LaSalle St
Chicago, Ill 60610
312-332-2872 TRIAL WINN-'05
Ms. Beth Nagel
BUCKINHAM & DOOLITLE & BURROUGHS
1375 E. 9TH ST
CLEVELAND, OH 44114
216-621-5300
Mr. Michael Price
1051 N. Columbus Blvd
Tuscon, AZ 85711-1100
520-440-4197
Mr.Steve Knorr
Riley & Knoer
700 SE 3rd Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-524-1888
Mr. John Welch
8 E. Center St.
Rutland, VT 06701
802-773-3384
Mr. Peter Collins
Kurzman, Karelsen
230 Park Ave. NY, NY
212-599-9500
Ms. Marcy Basinger
Miller, Stratvert
500 Marquette NW
Alburquerque, NM 87102
Many others available.
